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This 'Way-Too-Early' 2021 mock draft has the Bucs going OT again in Round 1

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The 2020 NFL draft is behind us, and for the Buccaneers, their biggest selection was that of Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs (No. 13). Wirfs will plug into an offensive line that will look to keep soon-to-be 43-year-old quarterback Tom Brady upright.

Last season with the Patriots, Brady was sacked only 27 times, while Jameis Winston was sacked 47 times with the Bucs. While Brady’s numbers may have been higher had he not thrown the ball into the ground so many times, the fact remains that the Bucs’ O-line desperately needed help, which is why the Wirfs pick was so big.

But, in his “Way-Too-Early” 2021 mock draft, Jason McIntyre of FOX Sports thinks the Bucs will go with an offensive lineman again in round one next year, taking Alabama’s Alex Leatherwood with the 22nd overall pick.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked away from April's NFL draft with two highly-touted players out of the University of Minnesota.

In round two, the Bucs took Golden Gopher safety Antoine Winfield Jr., whose father Antoine Winfield Sr. was a Pro Bowl cornerback in the NFL. In round five, Tampa Bay added to their receiving corps by selecting Minnesota wide receiver Tyler Johnson. Both Winfield and Johnson will be looked upon to be key contributors to a Bucs team looking to make a deep postseason run.

And while they'll be busy making a name for themselves in Tampa, their former Gopher teammate...